<p>Out of the lower 48 U.S. states, North Dakota is the coldest. Yet temperatures are rising at record-breaking rates. And as temperatures rise, droughts persist in an already water-limited region. On the border of the Great Plains, farmers bear a great burden. Featuring Dr. Adnan Akyuz, North Dakota's State Climatologist and Professor of Climatological Practice at North Dakota State University.</p>

Earth Week: Climate Communication

Climate change knows no borders, has no bounds. Here in the Midwest, climate change influences every aspect of our society. It pollutes the air we breathe, depletes the water we drink, and controls the food we consume. Heating Up investigates the impacts of the climate crisis on America's Heartland, hearing from scientists, farmers, scholars, politicians, and local community members. Heating Up gives you scientific facts, untold stories, and compelling solutions to the climate crisis.